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Hick and Vaughan pile on the runs against President's XI
England were bowled out for 279 today against a Sri Lankan Board President's XI at the Colombo Cricket Club
Charlie Austin
21-Mar-2001
England were bowled out for 279 today against a Sri Lankan Board President's XI at the Colombo Cricket Club.
It was a creditable total against a talented Sri Lankan side containing eight international players, but at one stage England looked likely to score more than 300 after a 207-run second-wicket partnership between Graeme Hick and Michael Vaughan. After the retirement of Hick, however, England lost eight wickets for 61 runs.
England opened with Michael Vaughan and Mark Alleyne on a damp morning after winning the toss and electing to bat. The makeshift openers, covering for Marcus Trescothick and Alec Stewart, who along with Darren Gough were rested before the first ODI on Friday, started cautiously and in the fourth over Alleyne was bowled by Akalanka Ganegama for two.
Vaughan and Hick then took control of the match. Vaughan adopted an aggressive attitude after the quiet opening overs and was soon shimmying down the wicket to the medium pacers. He enjoyed some early fortune and was dropped twice on 42, but by the end was batting with power and fluency.
Full postHick and Caddick see England to warm-up win in Colombo
England warmed up for the three-match One-Day International series, which commences at the recently constructed Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday, with a comfortable 51 run victory against a talented Sri Lankan Board President's XI
Charlie Austin
21-Mar-2001
England warmed up for the three-match One-Day International series, which commences at the recently constructed Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Friday, with a comfortable 51 run victory against a talented Sri Lankan Board President's XI today.
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Hick - stole the show Photo CricInfo |
After the nail biting tension and high drama of the Test series, this was a calmer affair, more akin to a mid-summer English festival match, than the highly charged games that we can expect over the next week. The feature of the games was a return to form by Graeme Hick, who stole the show with an awesome century.
Hick was well supported by a breezy Michael Vaughan, who opened the batting in the absence of the rested Stewart and Trescothick. The pair added 206 runs in just 28 overs after the early loss of Mark Alleyne and guided England towards an imposing 279.
Full postLancashire off to a winning start on winter tour
Lancashire got off to a winning start on their pre-season tour of South Africa, beating an Eastern Province Invitational XI by 7 wickets in a 50 over a-side game today Lancashire bowled first and restricted the home side to 160 due to economical
David Dawson
21-Mar-2001
Lancashire got off to a winning start on their pre-season tour of South Africa, beating an Eastern Province Invitational XI by 7 wickets in a 50 over a-side game today Lancashire bowled first and restricted the home side to 160 due to economical bowling from all of the bowlers especially Gary Keedy and new signing John Wood.
Lancashire recovered from a bad start to their reply losing Mark Chilton early run out for 5.
Ryan Driver and Tim Roberts then built up a steady partnership before Driver was bowled for19 with a ball that kept low. Neil Fairbrother joined Tim Roberts at the crease and saw Lancashire past the hundred mark before Roberts was out for 55.
It was then down to Graham Lloyd to help Fairbrother knock off the remaining runs and they did so timing the run chase perfectively at just over three runs per over. Victory was clinched in the last over with Fairthbrother (51) and Lloyd (24) both remaining undefeated
Full postParanjpe and Mane help Mumbai make a strong reply
Mumbai relied on their superior batting skills to make a strong reply to Punjab's first innings total of 383
Staff Reporter
21-Mar-2001
Mumbai relied on their superior batting skills to make a strong reply
to Punjab's first innings total of 383. The hosts ended the second day
of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal at the Wankhede Stadium at 162 for 2
with opener Vinayak Mane and night watchman S Kannan unbeaten on 70
and 5 respectively. The highlight of the day was the 138-run second
wicket partnership between Mane and Jatin Paranjpe (68).
Earlier, Punjab resumed at 299 for 4 and the overnight batsman Yuvraj
Singh notched up a well deserved century while helping his team to
post a fighting total. Yuvraj, who was 86 overnight, had already
forged a 63-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Reetinder Singh
Sodhi (46). The duo extended their partnership to 95 runs in the
course of the morning. The partnership was broken when Sodhi was
caught by Paranjpe off Mhambrey in the 102nd over of the innings.
Sodhi who missed out on a half century was at the crease for 140
minutes and faced 102 balls and found the signboards eight times.
Thereafter Yuvraj took up the mantle of scoring the runs. It was
chiefly due to his efforts that Punjab extended their score keeping in
view that the lower order was sent back cheaply. It was Mhambrey who
came back to polish off the tail. The former Indian medium pacer
returned figures of 5 for 77. After taking the fight to the opposition
camp, Yuvraj was the ninth batsman to be dismissed when he gave a
return catch to Rajesh Pawar. During a shade over five and a half
hours at the crease, Yuvraj faced 209 balls to score 135 runs while
bludgeoning 15 boundaries and managing to send one over the ropes.
Mumbai started their innings on the wrong foot losing the former
Indian opener Wasim Jaffer for nine when he was leg before to Vineet
Kumar in the eighth over of the innings. Jatin Paranjpe replaced
Jaffer in the middle and things looked bright. Paranjpe played a
typically fighting innings. But more important was the fact that he
shared a century stand with Mane in 51 overs that sealed the day's
proceedings in favour of the hosts. Paranjpe was finally dismissed at
the fag end of the day, trapped in front of the stumps by Sodhi. Mane
and Kannan saw through the final four overs of the day.
Full postTendulkar waltzes away to his 25th Test hundred
India were 480/9 at the end of the third day's play in the third and final Test match against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Tuesday
Santhosh S
20-Mar-2001
India were 480/9 at the end of the third day's play in the third and final Test match against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Tuesday. They lead by 89 runs going into the fourth day tomorrow. India scored 269 runs, losing eight wickets in the 90 overs bowled today.
India resumed at a commanding score of 211/1. But Glenn McGrath drew first blood for Australia with the very first ball of the day; SS Das trapped in front of the wicket on his overnight score of 84. In the seventh over of the day, McGrath went on to dismiss VVS Laxman (65), caught by Mark Waugh at second slip.
Sourav Ganguly who had a tense stay at the crease before lunch, troubled by Gillespie's pace and bounce, was the next man to be dismissed. He made 22 runs off 76 balls and never looked convincing today, before playing a flashy shot outside the off stump to give Gilchrist a simple catch off the bowling of McGrath.
Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar was cruising along watchfully, punishing the loose balls to the fence. Rahul Dravid who joined him in the middle was in attacking mood as the two batsmen went on reaping runs off some listless Aussie bowling in the post lunch session. Dravid's good form was evident in his stroke play and in the assurance he has shown in the middle as he smashed Gillespie for a straight six.
Full postSecond Test building towards gripping climax in Trinidad
A gripping final day in the second Test between West Indies and South Africa seems certain after the home side, chasing 232 for victory and a 1-0 lead, closed on 32-1 after dismissing the tourists for 287 in their second innings
MWP
20-Mar-2001
A gripping final day in the second Test between West Indies and South
Africa seems certain after the home side, chasing 232 for victory
and a 1-0 lead, closed on 32-1 after dismissing the tourists for 287 in their
second innings.
Shaun Pollock, Allan Donald and Jacques Kallis tried desperately to
engineer a breakthrough in the 11 overs the West Indies were required to
face at the end of day four and it was Kallis who succeeded by trapping
Wavell Hinds (2) lbw in the seventh of those overs.
Chris Gayle played with his usual freedom, despite the pressure of the
occasion, cutting and driving Donald for a pair of boundaries in his third
over to reach 18 not out while nightwatchman Dinanath Ramnarine survived,
somehow, to reach 11.
The day began superbly for the tourists who had fought back from 38-2 on
day three to reach 130-2 at the close, a lead of 74. Daryll Cullinan and
Herchelle Gibbs again began positively when play began on day four,
collecting 42 runs in the first hour as Carl Hooper attacked in search of
early wickets.
Full postDharmani, Yuvraj help Punjab gain early advantage
In the absence of Ajit Agarkar, Sairaj Bahutule and Nilesh Kulkarni, Punjab took advantage of the depleted Mumbai attack to post 244 for four at stumps on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on
Staff Reporter
20-Mar-2001
In the absence of Ajit Agarkar, Sairaj Bahutule and Nilesh Kulkarni,
Punjab took advantage of the depleted Mumbai attack to post 244 for
four at stumps on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal
match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. Punjab stumper
Pankaj Dharmani (68) and Indian one day batsman Yuvraj Singh held
centre stage as Mumbai were made to toil all day.
Mumbai's stand in skipper Amol Mazumdar won the toss and opted to put
the opposition in. Punjab openers Vikram Rathour (14) and Ravneet
Ricky (24) put up 32 runs on the board in 8.4 overs. But the
experience of Paras Mhambrey prevailed and Rathour was bowled. Ankur
Kakkar, playing just his second Ranji match, made his way to the
crease. But just when a good partnership was developing between Kakkar
and Ricky, left arm spinner Rajesh Powar trapped the Punjab opener leg
before with the score at 58 in the 26th over.
Dharmani joined Kakkar and forged a sedate 78-run partnership for the
third wicket on either side of the lunch break. Kakkar was unfortunate
to miss out on his second half century in as many matches and was
stumped by Amol Rane off Ramesh Powar in the 45th over. Kakkar (46)
who was at the centre for 157 minutes faced 117 balls and four
boundaries while managing to send one over the ropes.
Yuvraj Singh walked out to join Dharmani and before long took control
of the proceedings. The two added 100 runs for the fourth wicket in 26
overs. The Mumbaikars sorely missed the experience of their front line
bowlers on a day when the Punjab middle order was toying with the
attack. During the course of the partnership, Dharmani reached his
half-century, needing 97 balls to reach the mark. After toiling all
through the afternoon, Mumbai were finally rewarded with the wicket of
Dharmani. Mhambrey, who came back into the attack, trapped Dharmani
leg before in the 72nd over of the innings. During a 179-minute stay
at the crease, Dharmani faced 130 balls and hit eight fours and a six
in his 68.
Full postDrawn Lincoln practice match fulfils many objectives
As the light dimmed over the Bert Sutcliffe Oval, the final stages of the New Zealand home season began with this draw between Central Districts and a New Zealand Selection XI
Matthew Appleby
20-Mar-2001
As the light dimmed over the Bert Sutcliffe Oval, the final stages of the New Zealand home season began with this draw between Central Districts and a New Zealand Selection XI.
This practice game for CD became something of a Test trial for Shayne O'Connor (match figures 6-32), Lou Vincent (93) and Jacob Oram (15, 31 and 1-28), in what has proved to be a useful undertaking by New Zealand Cricket.
Selection XI coach Ashley Ross told CricInfo that the teams "will have largely reached their objectives by tomorrow, with the bowlers having a good bowl and the batsmen all getting a bat."
"Sir Richard's been pleased that they have all been able to show some form," he continued about the match that has been played in excellent conditions and on a true pitch throughout.
Full postThomas makes Border sweat a little for victory
North West, led by their find of the season, Alfonso Thomas, managed to make Border's expected cruise to victory a fairly bumpy one on Sunday morning
MWP
19-Mar-2001
North West, led by their find of the season, Alfonso Thomas, managed to make
Border's expected cruise to victory a fairly bumpy one on Sunday morning.
The afternoon was 10 minutes old when Border clinched the win, but they had
been made to sweat a little before getting home by 90 runs. Thomas and last
man in Francois van der Merwe were largely responsible for that as they
added a bright 57 for the 10th wicket.
For the former, who has been something of a not-out specialist this season,
the day was one of personal triumph, even if it didn't end in a North West
victory. His second half-century of the campaign, to go with an unbeaten
106, took his series aggregate to 512, surpassing by 10 the previous North
West record of 502, set by Andre van Deventer in 1992/3, although he has
batted no higher than number eight.
That was to prevent any negative impact on his bowling and his 28 wickets,
including seven in this encounter, prove that he managed to get the balance
just right.
Full postTitans collapse a morale boost for WP
Whether or not they had caught the bug from watching the close of South Africa's first innings in the second Test in the West Indies on Saturday night, Northerns provided one of the most spectacular collapses ever seen at Supersport Park on Sunday to
Grant Shimmin
19-Mar-2001
Whether or not they had caught the bug from watching the close of South
Africa's first innings in the second Test in the West Indies on Saturday
night, Northerns provided one of the most spectacular collapses ever seen at
Supersport Park on Sunday to hand Western Province a morale-boosting 298-run
victory ahead of this week's Supersport Series final.
Almost unbelievably, after only 21 wickets had fallen on the first three
days of the match, the home side nosedived for 65 in 21.3 overs on Sunday
morning. Incredibly, the innings contained a 52-run partnership between
Finley Brooker (28) and Dirkie de Vos (17) for the fourth wicket, before the
trapdoor opened and the last seven wickets fell for five runs.
Province captain HD Ackerman had sensibly foregone the chance of chasing a
25-year-old partnership record on the last day when he declared on the
overnight 314 for three, a healthy advantage of 363. He would have reasoned
that his side, on a winning roll, needed every over they could get to win
the match. Little did he know.
The record that was within the grasp of Ackerman and Ashwell Prince, on 109
and 120 respectively overnight, was the fourth-wicket mark for Province,
held, ironically, by Ackerman's father Hylton and Andre Bruyns. Having added
227 by Saturday evening, they were just 21 short of surpassing it.
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